''“To be a citizen is to show up – to accept the invitation to participate, or to create it if it is not offered, to act as a co-designer….I am responsible for the health of the institution and the community even though I do not control it. I can participate in creating something I do not control.”''

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- Peter Block, author, ''The Answer to How is Yes''

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# Get Informed About Your Membership

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== Four Ways to Get Involved in ALA ==

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# Get Educated on the Issues

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# Get Active in the Association

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# [[Get Informed About Your Membership]]

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# [[Get Educated on the Issues]]

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# [[Get Active in the Association]]

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# [[Get Connected with Other Members]]

== Five Minutes Makes the Difference ==

== Five Minutes Makes the Difference ==

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* [[Write to Congress]]

* [[Write to Congress]]

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* [[Give to a Cause]]

* [[Give to a Cause]]

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* [[Comment on a Topic]]

* [[Comment on a Topic]]

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* [[Spread the Knowledge]]

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* [[Make Your Voice Heard]]

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* Spread the Knowlege

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* Make Your Voice Heard

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== ALA, division and round table committees==

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== [[ALA Committees with Virtual Members]] ==

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[[By Unit]]

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By Topic

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== Put Your Ideas and Interests to Work ==

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* [[Process committees]]

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* [[Awards committees]]

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* [[Policy committees]]

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* Volunteer

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[[Interest Groups and Communities]]

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* Change the Library World

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* Welcome Other Members

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== Put Your Ideas and Interests to Work ==

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* Learn New Skills

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''“Being a member of ALA has given me the opportunity to work, learn, and grow with an incredible group of colleagues, many of whom have also become close friends and mentors. The relationships I’ve formed through ALA transcend the boundaries of geography and discipline, and have enriched my professional life ways too numerous to list.”

Latest revision as of 10:42, 28 February 2011

“To be a citizen is to show up – to accept the invitation to participate, or to create it if it is not offered, to act as a co-designer….I am responsible for the health of the institution and the community even though I do not control it. I can participate in creating something I do not control.”
- Peter Block, author, The Answer to How is Yes

ALA, division and round table committees

Put Your Ideas and Interests to Work

“Being a member of ALA has given me the opportunity to work, learn, and grow with an incredible group of colleagues, many of whom have also become close friends and mentors. The relationships I’ve formed through ALA transcend the boundaries of geography and discipline, and have enriched my professional life ways too numerous to list.”
- Peter Bromberg, Assistant Director, South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative